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GARMENT PROTECTOR INVENTOR E my @615.4315 M WQ/g lil application filed lune Iii, isst.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, Grenen @inmanente a citizen of the United States, and resident ot the city, countyD and @tate ot New orlr9 have invented a certain new and userid linprovement in EGfarnieni'; Protectors, ot which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a garment protector or baby pants usually worn by ini-'ants or young children to protect the outer clotln ing and the object of this invention is to provide a device ot this character which inay be worn comfortably at all tinies and which will be very eilect-ive in preventing the escape ot moisture resulting in consequent dainage to the childs outer clothing.

ji further object of this invention is to provide a garment oit this character which will be provided with an in'ipervious or waterprooi:l area where protection is required and which will also be provided with a per vious area or portion where protection not required, permitting ventilation or the device and enabling the saine to be Worn with eoniiort at all tiines.

A still further obj ect et the invention to provide a garment ot this character f vided with side openings permitting a larger circumference or the top o'l" the garni and an improved reinforcing ineans at Lid side openings preventing tearin of the L inent at those points and providing a strong and lasting construction.

W ith these objects and other objects w` rnaj/ hereinafter appear in vie '9 l have vised the particular errang anent oit pa hereinafter set forth and incre partici pointed out in the claiins appended here` i Reference is to be had to the accoinprniving drawing, lorining part hereof in whichltiigure l is a iiront elevation or a garni-nt protector inade in accordance with iny i i tion with a portion oli the saine beingI tonled bach. to disclose the construction.

ltligure 2 is a side elevation ot a portier olf the garment disclosing one or the side open ings in open position. and also disclosing the detachable fastening ineans therefor.

liligure 3 is a sectional view on the line SW3 oir' Figure 2 looking in the direction oit the arrows.,

Figure l is a sectional view on the line d-fl oi Figure l looking in the direction oi" the arrows.

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litigare 5 :is a sectional view on the line if-o ot litigure looking in the direction ot the arrows.

'lll fo ghost the 'various vie vs oit the draw ings, snnilar reference characters designate similar parts ln the preferred embodiment or iny invention disclosed in the accompanying drawingg have shown nrv iinrioved garnient protector inade troni a single sheet oit textile inaterial. lt will be obvious howeveru that the gai-nient may be ot anp7 suitable inaterial, a portion oit which may be impervious and another portion pervious as will be hereinafter set rorth.

rlhe sheet ot inaterial :troni which niy iinproved gai-nient protector inay be inade is doubled upon itseli to provide iront tace l and. a rear 'face 2, snch 'faces being seained together at their side edges providing the side scanis it l are shown the leg openings, said openings being enpansiblej the erpansibilitjv thereoi being provided by ineans oit the shirring 5 surrounding said openings and aso by ineans oit an erpansible strip secured in each opening and surronnding the saine and secured therein by ineans oit a line oi? stitches Y.

he eide seains f2 oit the garment which attach the 'faces 1 and 2 oi the garment together at their side edges entend upwardly vtrol-n one end oi the leg openings and terniinate at their upper ends a distance below the waist band t) or the garment. The waist band 8 oi.Z the garinent is enpansible to per init the garn'ient to be readily placed on th-e wearer and such eizpansibilitjv is provided by shirring the iront and rear faces l and 2 et the gaii'nient as 9 and also providing a flat enpansiblo strip l0 on the inner :tacos ott the gai-nient over the shirring, said strip being secured in place by stitches il,

rlthe liront aces l and 2 ot the garment are not connected together their side edges troni the upper end or the side s ins 3 to the waist band and thus the side openings il@ are inovidedn By this construction a iront ilap l2 is provided and similarly a rear ilap i3 is provided7 the 'front itlap l2 being inerelv an upward continuation or the front face l and the rear tlap i3 is likewise an upward continuation oit the rear tace Q.

hroin the lower ends ot the side openings li to the waist band7 the iront and rear tacos ric with a waterproofing material.

1 and 2, or in other words those portions thereof which form the front flap 12 and the rear flap 13, are of a pervious or open material to Vpermit ventilation of the garment. Theseportions, constituting the `flaps 12 and 13, are not located in an area where protection is required and consequently need not be made of an impervious material.

.The rest of the garment, from the dotted line 14 downward is of an impervious or waterproofed material, the same being produced by filling in the interstices of the vfabrlhus the garment is provided in those parts where protection is required, with a waterproofed or'impervious area, whereas those portions of the garment where protection is not required are of an open or pervious nature permitting ventilation.

IThe edges of the openings 11a are each reinforced by means of a single continuous binding strip 15 which extends transversely across the side seam 3 and is sec* red in place by means of the stitches 16. The manner in `which this binding strip is secured in position greatly reinforces these side openings and particularly the upper end of each side seam 3. The binding 15 is transversely vfolded on the vline of the seam 3 and to -secure the front flaps v12 and 13 together at the waist band, I provide detachable fastening means consisting of a b uttonl and button hole 18 therefor. It i ill be understood however, that in place of the button and button hole, snap fasteners or other detachable forms of fastening means may be used.

It will be seen that when the reinforcing binding strip vi5 is folded transversely upon itself on the line of the seam 3 as at 19, the two portions of the strip are brought together as disclosed in Figure 1.

' lt will also be seen from the foregoing that I have provided a garment which is shaped to fit the wearer snugly and is provided with suitable ventilating means in vthese portions where waterproof protection is not required and that those portions cf the. garment where protection is required are of an impervious or waterproo f material rendering the escape of moisture unlikely.

From the foregoing it is obvious that my invention is not to be restricted to the exact embodiment shown but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

1. An article of the class described comprising a garment having a waist (mening and side openings` said garment havinggj a pervious area extending from the waist opening to line lower end of the side openings and an `impervious portion extending from said side openings to the lower end of the garment and on all sides of the wearer.

2. An article of the class described coinprising a garment having expansible waist and leg openings, said garment having side openings terminating a short distance below the waist line and fastening means for said side openings at the waist line of the garment, said garment being impervious below said side openings and pervious above said side openings.

3. An article of the class described coinprising a garment having front and rear faces, said faces being seamed together at their side edges, the seams terminating at a distance below the waist band, said faces having an impervious portion terminating 'co-incidently with the seams, and a pcrvious portion extending from the ends of the seams to the waist band.

ll. An article of the class described couiprising a garment having a front flap and a. rear flap, fasteninef means on the waist band of said garment for uniting said flaps, said flaps each being shirred their upper edge, a strip of expansible material secured toone face of each of said flaps over the shirring thereon, said flaps being made of a pervious material throughout their length with the body of the garment below said flaps made of an impervious material.

Signed at the city, county and State of New York this 9th day of June,\192l.

GEORGE K. GUINZBURG. 

